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PCT No. PCT/AU95/00799 Sec. 371 Date May 29, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 29, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 29, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/17057 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 1996An isolated DNA molecule encoding a Sox-9 gene which codes for the Sox-9 polypeptide. The human Sox-9 gene has been mapped to chromosome 17 in the same region as CMPD-1, the locus for Campomelic Dysplasia (CD). Sox-9 appears to have a role in mammalian skeletal development, and is used in the treatment of diseases involving bond or cartilage deficiency.